Brown vs. Board of Education Booklet :
This is an excellent resource for K-12 classrooms and community groups examining the legacy of Brown v Board for California. The booklet chronicles the national battle for equal schooling up to and since the Brown decision. It also highlights the history of school segregation in California and the ongoing struggle for equal schooling.Brown vs. Board of Education Booklet (PDF 8.3 MB, 6 Pages)

Separate and Unequal 50 Years after Brown: California's Racial "Opportunity Gap"
This year, we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court's promise in Brown v. Board of Education: a public school system "available to all on equal terms." However, findings from a recent Louis Harris survey of California teachers, together with other evidence presented in this report, make clear that California schools remain both very separate and very unequal.Separate and Unequal 50 Years after Brown: California's Racial "Opportunity Gap" (PDF 2.7 MB, 23 Pages)

THE CALIFORNIA POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION COMMISSION2003 University Eligibility Study Today
The purpose of the studies is to estimate the proportion of California public high school graduates who meet the admission requirements of the California State University (CSU) and the University of California (UC). Eligibility rates for African American and Latino graduates have shown significant improvement since the Commission conducted its last study in 1996, but they are still well below the rates for Whites and Asians.http://www.cpec.ca.gov/completereports/2004reports/04-05.pdf

CADRE & Justice Matters Institute:We Interrupt This Crisis With Our Side of the Story: Relationships Between South Los Angeles Parents and Schools. This report, prepared by CADRE and Justice Matters Institute represents the voices and research of South L.A. parents who want to repair the cracks of overcrowded and under-resourced schools by building relationships that allow parents to be equal participants in determining how education can best meet their children's needs.http://www.justicematters.org/pubs.html

Solutions Available and Utilized by States Other Than California to Address the Long-Term Planning, Maitenance, Supervision, and Operation of School Facilities
Dr. Nancy R. Myers, Educational Facility Planner, The Myers Grouphttp://www.decentschools.com/experts.php?sub=per

CATEGORICAL SCHOOL FINANCE: WHO GAINS, WHO LOSES?
This paper examines changes in California's school finance system over the past 35 years. It focuses specifically on the growth of categorical program funding. The study assesses the nature and magnitude of changes, the causes of those changes, the significance of those changes for the capacity of schools to provide high quality educational services, and proposes alternative models to the existing system of categorical funding. http://pace.berkeley.edu/WP_04-2_partA.pdfhttp://pace.berkeley.edu/WP_04-2_partB.pdf

DECENT SCHOOLS FOR CALIFORNIA
(Williams v. State of California Plantiff Expert Reports)
The Psychological and Academic Effects on Children and Adolescents of Structural Facilities' Problems, Exposure to High Levels of Under-Credentialed Teachers, Substantial Teacher Turnover, and Inadequate Books and Materials
Prof. Michelle Fine, City University of New York, Graduate Centerhttp://www.decentschools.com/experts.php?sub=per

Education Gap:Report on The Education Gap in Los Angeles County
This report provides the best available information on the educational opportunities and outcomes for K-12 students in the listed legislative districts. The data are organized by 14 Senate Districts and 26 Assembly Districts that represent Los Angeles County. The data allow comparisons between districts and provide statistics about the public schools in each district, about schools statewide, and about schools in the state's "basic aid" school districts.Report on The Education Gap in Los Angeles County (uploaded 8/10/04)

Public Education: Report on the Status of Public School Education in California 2004
Deeply concerned about both the quality of California public schools and persisting questions of fairness and equality of opportunity for some groups of children, but nevertheless hopeful about efforts underway to remedy these problems, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation commissioned Louis Harris to conduct a survey of a cross-section of California's public school teachers on the status of classroom conditions essential to learning the results of which are in this report.Report on the Status of Public School Education in California 2004 (PDF 704 KB, 88 Pages)

THE CENTER FOR THE FUTURE OF TEACHING AND LEARNINGThe Status
of the Teaching Profession 2004
This report provides the latest available data and analysis of California's teaching workforce and examines the preparation, induction and professional development of teachers. The report also examines the preparation of those assigned to teach special education and English language learning students, and the shortage of qualified teachers in the fields of mathematics and sciencehttp://www.cftl.org/whatsnew.php